[ That he doesn't notice is good, in Piper's mind. It means he won't draw attention to it and she can simply roll with the conversation without having to explain. There are a lot of things she's not ready to get into with a relative stranger, new friend or not.
She does make note of the way he makes an almost passing observation about his mother, and she definitely gets the sense that he was too young to be upset by his lack of memories. She'd only been a baby herself when her mother left her more or less on her father's door step, but she'd asked about her at every chance she could get. Even so, she doesn't correct him. More personal matters, it's complicated, and she'd rather not explain why her mother's only tangible gift to her was a blade.
No, much easier to focus on the present line of conversation. She smiles a bit, raising an eyebrow. ]
Maybe he'd freak out less if you had someone to teach you how to use it? But I think you should find something that suits your style. This... well, honestly anyone else you asked would say this was just for decoration, a ceremonial dagger. Maybe your thing isn't blades. Maybe your thing is staffs, or archery, or spears, or even nets.
[ ... She's studied a lot of Greek and Roman culture alright? ]
If you want we could trade. You show me your lab and tell me more about alchemy, and I'll show you what I know about self defense and tell you more about that kind of stuff?
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She does make note of the way he makes an almost passing observation about his mother, and she definitely gets the sense that he was too young to be upset by his lack of memories. She'd only been a baby herself when her mother left her more or less on her father's door step, but she'd asked about her at every chance she could get. Even so, she doesn't correct him. More personal matters, it's complicated, and she'd rather not explain why her mother's only tangible gift to her was a blade.
No, much easier to focus on the present line of conversation. She smiles a bit, raising an eyebrow. ]
Maybe he'd freak out less if you had someone to teach you how to use it? But I think you should find something that suits your style. This... well, honestly anyone else you asked would say this was just for decoration, a ceremonial dagger. Maybe your thing isn't blades. Maybe your thing is staffs, or archery, or spears, or even nets.
[ ... She's studied a lot of Greek and Roman culture alright? ]
If you want we could trade. You show me your lab and tell me more about alchemy, and I'll show you what I know about self defense and tell you more about that kind of stuff?